Food is not exactly cheap anymore and it’s getting harder to find a good deal. Prices have increased on many goods, but there are still some good deals to be found. In your food shopping, you need to think outside the box whenever possible. Dollar stores are a great place to purchase cheaper food, but they may also have smaller quantities. They also carry more processed foods which can be a turn-off for most people. Discount or salvage grocery stores…
I have been in this position. It’s tough—more than tough—it’s soul-crushing. When you think you might have a plan, another bill comes in or another expense happens. Unfortunately, this economy is not improving, and more people are finding themselves unable to pay their bills. Having been deeply in debt and beyond broke, I have some tips and advice to navigate this process to give you hope that you can get back on your feet again, even in this economy. You…
Once upon a time when groceries were much cheaper, canned meats were an inexpensive way of adding proteins to your food storage. Nowadays, not so much. Canning your own chicken can save you money. You can take advantage of good meat sales and have another option besides freezing or smoking the meat for preservation. Having canned meat is a great source of shelf-stable protein which comes in handy when the budget is tight or meat prices go sky high. Canned…
Did you just wake up one day and realize that a system that you have relied on for years is no longer working for you? I did. I had a lot of food in my food storage that I have termed as “cheap, easy, survival food”. I am not talking about MREs. I am talking about the cheap foods I kept on hand for easy suppers when my kids were younger and we were in survival mode all the time….
You can focus on your daily spending. Most of us probably think our spending game is on point, but we all have work to do in this area if we are honest. Most of these suggestions are simple and you may have heard them before. However, hearing them doesn’t mean you are practicing them.
Saving money seems to be the name of the game lately. With rising inflation, rising store costs, and a generally higher cost of living, people are looking for any way possible to cut corners and trim costs. The problem is that most people don’t want to sacrifice any comforts to really save money when they need to really buckle down. Then the consequences of not buckling down to save a lot of money hit them really hard and they end…